Letter from Walter Gordon-Cumming to Alistair Penrose Gordon-Cumming
Subject(s): French, John Denton Pinkstone, Earl of Ypres, 1852-1925, Gold, Horses, Hunting, Polo, Rhodes, Cecil, 1853-1902, South Africa--Piketberg
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Walter Gordon-Cumming is serving with the British in southern Africa and is currently “looking after horses in French’s Rest Camps.” He is also hunting and playing polo often. He has received no clippings for the last three months. He plans to move to Piketberg, where there is more game.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-05-13
Creator(s)
Gordon-Cumming, Walter, 1859-1913
Recipient
Gordon-Cumming, Alastair Penrose, 1853-1913
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Walter Gordon-Cumming to Alistair Penrose Gordon-Cumming. [May 13, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37948. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gordon-Cumming, Walter, 1859-1913. Letter from Walter Gordon-Cumming to Alistair Penrose Gordon-Cumming. [13 May. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37948.
APA:
Gordon-Cumming, Walter, 1859-1913., [1902, May 13]. Letter from Walter Gordon-Cumming to Alistair Penrose Gordon-Cumming.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37948.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
